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SECULARIZATION - Emory University
SECULARIZATIONS ecularization refers to the historical process in whichreligion loses social and cultural significance. As aresult of SECULARIZATION the role of religion in modernsocieties becomes restricted. In secularized societiesfaith lacks cultural authority, religious organizationshave little social power, and public life proceeds with-out reference to the supernatural. SECULARIZATION cap-tures a long-term societal change, but it has conse-quences for religion itself. In Western countries,where it has been most pronounced, it has made theconnection to their Christian heritage more SECULARIZATION is important beyond the formerlyChristian West, given that many of the forces that firstsustained it there affect other societies as 16
pluralistic societies conflict is less likely to pit reli-gious against secular forces; instead, public institu-tions will tend to accommodate religion in its own sphere, and conflict among elites over the direction of such institutions, as was the case around 1900 in the United States, is more likely to be piecemeal and peaceful.
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